Cooling tower corner posts



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United States Patent O COOLING TOWER CORNER POSTS George Allen, North Lake City, Ill., assignor to Biuks Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Deiaware Applicationlvlarch 7, 1951, Serial No. 214,374

7 Caims. (Cl. 261-111) The present invention relates to a spray-cooling system, such as in atmospheric-cooling towers, spray-ponds, or the like, and more particularly to the corner structure thereof and usually referred to as the corner post.

Among the objects of the present invention is to provide a novel cooling tower structure, or the like, and also a novel arrangement of louver members or elements, and the like.

Another object is to provide a novel corner structure, or corner post so called, or the like.

A further object is to provide a novel arrangement of the louver members.

Still a further object is to provide easily placeable and replaceable, and also easily detachable, guards or the like at the corner for the louver members.

Other objects, advantages, capabilities, features, and

like are comprehended by the invention, as will later appear, and as are inherently possessed by the invention.

Referring briefly to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a cooling tower means embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in a vertical plane 2- of the drawings;

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the device;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional View as taken in a plane represented by line 4-4 in Fig. 2 of the drawings;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view as taken in a plane represented by line 5--5 in Fig. 2 of the drawings; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional View of an enlarged scale and as taken in plane 4 4 as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the embodiment chosen to illustrate the invention is shown as comprising a basal member or floor 10 having side walls or 2 shown in Fig. l

the like 11, l2, 13, and 14, which side walls form a pool or pond, or the like, 15.

The side wall 12 has one or more openings 16 leading from a low level of the chamber 15 to a float chamber 17 having a bottom 18 and side walls 19, 20, 21, the wall 12 of the chamber 15 forming a fourth wall of the chamber 17.

The base or floor 10 has side extensions or anges 22, 23, having openings 24, 25, for passage of suitable fastening elements.

To a wall of the chamber 17, such as the side wall 26, is suitably fastened a bracket or other xture 26 for supporting a float operated valve 27 operable by a float 28 in the chamber 17.

At the opposite side of the chamber 15 is a baille plate or wall member 29 having end walls 30, 31, near the wall 14, and the wall 14 has a pipe connection 32 in communication with the chamber in the bathe 29 by a suitable opening 33 in the wall 14.

At the corners of the chamber 15 are post members 35, 36, 37, 38, of angular form, each having (see Fig. 6 in particular) side walls 39, 40, with toe parts 41, 42, secured, as by suitable securing members 43, 44, for

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holding the post 37, and similar posts 35, 36, 33, firmly in place, as the lower end portion or portions thereof, to the side wall or walls 13 and 14, and 11 and 12, and 12 and 13, and 14 and 11, respectively, so that the posts 37, 38, 35, 36, will extend up in firm position, as shown in particular in Figs. 1 and 2, and in upright position.

At the top or upper end portions of these post members 35, 36, 37, 38 are provided upwardly extending portions to which are connected connecting members 45, 46, 47, 48, so that the connecting members connect the post members as follows, to 35 and 36, 46 to 36 and 37, 47 to 37 and 38,48 to 38 and 35. These connecting members may be of angular form (see Fig. l), parts 46, 48, and Fig. 2, parts 45, 47, so that the upper part or flange thereof will overlie or seat upon the upper ends of the posts 35, 36, 37, 38, and the lower part or flange will be against the outer anged parts or toe parts, see 41, 42 in Fig. 6, and secured thereto by suitable means, as rivets or the like 56, 57, see Fig. l.

On the top, as on the cross bars 45, 47, is a water supply pipe 49 having spray heads or the like 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 (see Figs. l, 2, 3) for the spraying of cooling water into the tower, or pond, or the like.

The side walls of the posts 35, 36, 37, 33 (see side walls in Fig. 6) are provided with inclined slots or openings (see Fig. 4), 59, 6i), 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, in the post walls such as in the walls 39, 49 (see Fig. 6) as follows (see Fig. 4): slots 59 in post 35; slots 60 in post 36; slots 61 in post 36; slots 62 in wall 39 of post 37 slots 63 in wall 46 of post 37; slots 64 in post 38; slots 65 in post 38; and slot 66 in post 35.

In these slots extend end portions of louver strips, or bars, or the like, 67, 68, 69, 70 (see Fig. 4) such that the head end portion of a set of bars will be disposed behind the last end portion of a next set of bars, so normally the bars sort are mutually interlocking, or the like, when guard walls are attached as later described.

At each corner post is provided a shield or guard wall member 71, 72, 73, 74 (see 73 in Fig. 6). Each one of these (see Fig. 6 in particular and by way of example) comprises walls 75, 76, at right angles to each other, and at the free edges' of which are flanges or toes 77, 78, adapted to overlie or spring over the edges of flange or toe portions 41, 4Z (see Fig. 6) so as to be held in place, and, hence, to be opposite the head end or portion of a set of bars, such as bars 68 (see Fig. 4), that is, the part 76 of the guard is opposite the head portion of the bars 68 (see also Fig. 6), while the tail end portions of the bars 69 are guarded by the head end portion of the bar 68, as clearly shown in Fig. 6. Thus, they all have the same or like relationship. When it is desired to remove or replace any of the bars 67, 68, 69, 76, the guards 71, 72, 73, 74, are removed by springing out of place (see Fig. 6) to expose the ends thereof and affording freedom of removal.

The guards 71, 72, 73, 74, as shown are with the lower ends resting on the top or top edge of the walls 11, 12, 13, 14, of the pond 15, and the upper ends being lower than the top bar members 45, 46, 47, 48. Hence, the guards may be putin place and removed without any removal of fastening means, such as bolts or the like.

In operation the spray head -55 sprays a liquid, as water, downward in the tower and within the sets of the enclosed louvre bars 67, 68, 69, 70, so as to deeet the spray liquid with the chamber enclosed by them. The liquid collects in the pond space and its level operates the float 28 to control the outlet of the liquid at the 32 in a known manner.

When it is desired to remove the louver for any reason, it is simple to remove a guard wall 71, or 72, or 73, or 74, so as to have access to the ends of louver members or bars 67, or 68, or 69, or 70, whereby they may be 3 withdrawn, as for example, looking at Fig. 4, after removal of the guard 73 the louver bars 68 may be withdrawn, and conversely, put in place, the louver bars 67 acting as limit stops, and similarly when guard '74 is removed, likewise as to bars 69, and when guard 71 is removed likewise as to the bars 67; and similarly when guard 72 is removed likewise as to the bars 67. lt is a simple matter to move the bars in or out, the overlapping ends or heads of a set of bars, such as bars 67 (see Fig. 4)

acting to back, so to speak, the ends or toes of the bars 68, and when replacing the guard 73 in place, sort of snapping it in place, it guards the head ends of the bars 68. Likewise for all the guards.

While 1 have herein described and upon the drawings shown an illustrative embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto but comprehends other constructions, arrangements of parts, details, features, and the like without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus disclosed the invention, I claim:

1. A cooling tower structure comprising a tank, a corner post projecting upwardly from the interior of said tank having an upright wall provided with completely dened louver bar openings for the reception of end portions of louver bar members, louver bar members positioned in said openings and extending completely through said post, and guard means detachably mounted on said post for guarding said louver bar members in place, said post and guard means defining a vertical passage receiving said end portions and leading downwardly to said tank, said guard means having a wall portion located opposite the extending portion of said louver bar members for guarding the same in place, said guard means having a toe-like portion for engaging said post to hold said wall portion in place opposite the extending portion of said bar members.

2. A cooling tower structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wall portion of said guard means has a resilient portion for yielding to permit movement of said toe-like portion for engagement and disengagement thereof with and from said post.

3. A cooling tower structure comprising a tank, a corner post projecting upwardly from the interior of said tank having upright walls arranged at an angle to each other, said walls being provided with completely dened louver bar openings for the reception of end portions of louver bar members, louver bar members positioned in said openings and extending completely through said upright walls, guard means for guarding said louver bar members in place, said post and guard means defining a vertical passage receiving said end portions and leading downwardly to said tank, said guard means having wall portions arranged at an angle to each other and located spacedly from the angularly arranged upright walls of said corner post, said wall portions having toe-like portions engaging said upright walls of said corner post, one of said wall portions being located opposite an end portion of certain of said louver bar members which extend through the openings in one of said upright walls of said corner post.

4. A cooling tower structure as set forth in claim 3, wherein said upright walls of said corner post have laterally extending portions, and the toe-like portions of said guard means being arranged to engage said laterally extending portions of said corner post.

5. A cooling tower structure comprising spaced corner posts each of which has upright walls provided with louver bar openings for the reception of end portions of louver bar members, louver bar members extending between adjacent spaced corner posts with the end portions thereof positioned in said openings and extending completely through said posts, and guard means on said posts forming an abutment and closure for the end portions of said louver bar members, the upright walls of each corner post being arranged at an angle to eac'n other, the louver bar members having head end potions and tail end portions, said guard means having wall portions arranged at an angle to each other with said latter wall portions arranged in spaced relation with respect to the angularly arranged walls of the corner posts, the head end portion of a predetermined louver bar member which extends through the corner post being in abutting relationship to the lateral side of a tail end portion of an adjacent louver bar member which extends through the adjacent wall of the same post.

6. A cooling tower structure as set forth in claim 5, wherein said wall portions of said guard means have toelike portions for engaging said upright walls of said corner posts.

7. A cooling tower structure of polygonal transverse section including horizontally spaced vertically extending corner posts having angularly joined walls, said walls being provided with horizontally aligned louver bar openings for the reception of end portions of louver bar members, louver bar members extending between adjajacent corner posts with the end portions thereof threaded through said openings and extending completely through said post walls, said louver oar members having head end portions and tail end portions, the head end portions o1 predetermined louver' bar members extending through predetermined walls of predetermined posts in end abutting relationship to the lateral sides of tail end portions of predetermined louver bars extending through adjacent angularly joined walls of said predetermined posts, and removable guard means on said posts forming a closure and abutment for the end portions of said louver bar members.

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